Northern Pac. Ry. Co. v. Duluth S. S. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota; Page Morris/Judge. Uibel by the Duluth Steamship Company against the Northern Pacific Railway Company. From a decree for libelant, respondent appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
About 1:30 in the morning on July 23, 1913, the steamer Sonoma, which was owned by the Duluth Steamship Company, a corporation, was , proceeding "easterly along the St. Louis river in Duluth harbor when it collided with the drawbridge of the Northern Pacific Railway Company across that river, and the steamer suffered damages in the sum of $1,810.61 and the draw in the sum of $2,282.39. The Steamship Company filed a libel in admiralty against the Railway Company, and alleged therein that the collision was caused by the negligence of the bridge tender of the Railway…
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